[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Tarentum 8-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20-02. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, a word shall have the meaning set forth below:
BUILDING
Any structure located within the Borough of Tarentum, whether occupied or unoccupied.
OWNER
Any person who alone, or jointly or severally with others, shall have legal title to any building, structure, or property, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof.
PERSON
Includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization and any other group acting as a unit, as well as individuals, and shall also include an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or other representative appointed according to law. Whenever the word "person" is used in any section prescribing a penalty or fine, as to partnerships or associations, the word shall include the partners or members thereof; as to corporations, it shall include the officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of such section.
PROPERTY
Any lot located within the Borough of Tarentum, whether the lot is vacant or has a structure erected thereon.
A. 
It is hereby deemed that in the event three like service calls are dispatched to a particular property and/or building within a consecutive thirty-day period or less, each and every call in excess of three is hereby deemed to be excessive. This provision shall apply to calls that are responded to by either the Tarentum Borough Police, police of a neighboring municipality, Pennsylvania State Police, County Police, Sheriff, Code Enforcement Officer or Fire Department.
B. 
Upon the occurrence of a third excessive call occurring within a consecutive thirty-day period or less, the Borough Police Department shall notify the owner or the tenant that the next call will result in imposition of a fine. Notice may be served by hand delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested, to either the owner's residence or owner's address under the real estate tax records or the tenant's address.
C. 
A citation may not be issued to any person unless they have been provided notice pursuant to this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of this chapter. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction before a Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction over same, be sentenced of a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 and, in default of payment thereof, be sentenced to the maximum punishment provided for summary offenses under Pennsylvania law.
In the event any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter would be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of such chapter shall not be invalidated by such action.
Any ordinance or part of any ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this chapter shall be repealed to the extent that such ordinance or provision is in conflict with this chapter.